What''s Normal? - Reconciling Biology and Culture

Informationen zum Autor Allan V. Horwitz is Board of Governors Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University Klappentext In What's Normal?, Allan Horwitz examines the roles that biological and social forces play in determining human behavior. Rather than attempting to solve these issues universally, Horwitz demonstrates that both social and biological mechanisms have varying degrees of influence in different situations. Zusammenfassung In What's Normal?, Allan Horwitz examines the roles that biological and social forces play in determining human behavior. Rather than attempting to solve these issues universally, Horwitz demonstrates that both social and biological mechanisms have varying degrees of influence in different situations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One: Herodotus and Darwin Chapter Two: Incest Chapter Three: Names Chapter Four: Cowardice and Courage Chapter Five: Obesity Chapter Six: Fear Chapter Seven: Grief Chapter Eight: Sex Chapter Nine: Defects and Differences

Product details

• Authors: Allan V. Horwitz, Horwitz Allan V.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2016
• EAN: 9780190603250
• ISBN: 978-0-19-060325-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Social and cultural anthropology